Farm-gate



(No Model.)

N. E. WEISELL.

FARM GATE.

No. 302,805. Patented. July 29, 1884.

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ATTORNEYS NITE Sra'rns FARlVl GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 302,805, dated July 29,1884.

Application filed November 24, 1883. No model.) A

' To all whom it may concern-.-

farm-gates; and it consists in certain features of construction, and inthe combination of parts hereinafter described, and pointed out in theclaims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side eleva- 'tion of my improved gate inits ordinary position. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same, but withone end elevated.

The gate is made with the bars a, embraced by the three pairs ofuprights B, G, and D. The parts are secured by a single pin, bolt, orrivet at each crossing of the said uprights and bars, as shown. The gatemay be supported by any suitable hinges attached to the part D. The part0 extends some distance above the other parts of the gate, and may beprovided at the top with a roller, 0, (shown in dotted lines.)

E is a flexible truss or brace secured to the bottom part of upright B,and passing over the pulley c and over the top of the part D, and isattached,by means of aloop on the end thereof, to one of the pegs c.This brace may be a wire, rod, chain, thin metal strip, or, in fact,almost anything that is suflicientl y strong and flexible and that willbear the exposure to the weather. The length of the brace is such thatwhen it is attached to the upper peg, c, the gate will be in about ahorizontal position. By attaching the brace to the next lower peg theright hand of the gate may be raised a short distance to admit of thepassage of small animals; or, if deep snows or other obstructions occur,by attaching the brace to the lower pegs the gate may be raised to anydesired position. This gate may be made light, strong, and easilyadjustable, and will not sag and get out of order like the ordinaryfarm-gates;

That I claim is l. The combination, with the uprights B, O, and D, andbars pivotally secured to said uprights, of a truss or brace secured atone end to the upright B, and passing'over a pulley or guide in thecentral upright, and adj ustably secured at its opposite end to theupright D.

2. The combination,with the uprights B and D, the central upright, C, ofgreater length than the uprights BD, and provided at its upper end witha pulley, and the bars pivotally secured to said uprights, of a flexibletruss or brace secured to the upright B and passing over the pulley O,and adjustably sccured at its opposite end to the upright D.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification, in the presence of twowitnesses, this 19th day of November, 1883.

NELSON E. XVEISELL.

XVitnesses:

OnAs. I-I. DORER, ALBERT E. LYNCH.

